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China says tennis star case maliciously hyped up
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 23 - 11 - 2021

China has said the controversy surrounding tennis star Peng Shuai has been "maliciously hyped up", in its most direct response to the issue yet, according to BBC News.
Peng disappeared from the public eye for almost three weeks after making sexual assault allegations against China's former vice premier, triggering widespread international concern.
She has since re-appeared, but questions remain over her wellbeing.
On Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said it was "not a diplomatic matter".
"I believe you have all seen that she recently attended some public events and had a video call [with the president of the International Olympic Committee]," spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters.
"I think some people should stop deliberately and maliciously hyping [the issue] up, let alone politicise this issue," he said.
Peng, 35, is one of China's top tennis players. In a 1,600 word post on Chinese social media platform Weibo earlier this month, she said former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli had "forced" her to have sexual relations with him.
"Even if it's just striking a stone with a pebble, or a moth attacking a flame and courting self destruction, I will tell the truth about you," she wrote.
It was the first time such an allegation had been made against one of China's senior political leaders. Zhang has not responded to the allegations.
After sharing her post on Weibo, the tennis player was not heard or seen publicly for several weeks. Her safety became a matter of international concern, with prominent players including Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka joining calls from governments and tennis officials demanding to know she was safe.
The outcry prompted Chinese state media to release a series of photographs and videos that appeared to show all was well.
Over the weekend, Peng had a video call with the head of the International Olympic Committee, after which a statement from the group said she had appeared safe and well. A state media journalist also posted a video clip he said was from Sunday that showed her smiling and standing with officials at a tennis tournament.
But concerns over her safety and wellbeing remain.
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has said the recent videos "don't alleviate or address... concern about her wellbeing and ability to communicate without censorship or coercion".
On Sunday, a rally was staged by a group of Chinese feminists in New York in support of Peng.
Event organizer Crystal Chen told the BBC that while the released videos and photos appear to show Peng "physically unharmed", she was "not truly free".


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